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...route to Princeton’s 70-55 win at Jadwin Gym. “If one player scores 23 points in the first half, that’s what’s going to hurt you, no matter who else is out there,” sophomore guard Lindsay Hallion said. “That was very frustrating, especially to feel that somebody is almost unstoppable. We know we just didn’t get the job done, and that’s even more frustrating.” It was the first win by Princeton...
...pressure of a close game. It had two timeouts in the bank just in case it got into any trouble. And to cap it all off, it had four players on the floor that were shooting better than 73 percent from the line, including captain Matt Stehle and junior guard Jim Goffredo, who entered the game hitting 84 and 89 percent of their shots from the stripe.The strategy was simple. Let Princeton do its thing on offense, inbound the ball safely, and then beat the Tigers from the line.The clock ticked under a minute before Princeton got off a shot...
After Princeton (6-12, 4-1) guard Edwin Buffmire snaked through the lane for a layup with 55 seconds to play, Harvard freshman point guard Drew Housman, facing withering full-court pressure, attempted to toss a long pass to Cusworth, who was already past half court. Cusworth leaped high in the air, but a collision with two Princeton players knocked the ball to Tigers’ forward Kyle Koncz...
...then that Princeton senior guard Scott Greenman, an assassin from long range who had broken Harvard’s heart on multiple occasions in the past, stuck the dagger in to kill the Crimson’s fading chances. Getting the ball at the top of the key on a handoff from center Justin Conway, Greenman fired a quick-release off-balance three that dropped cleanly through the net, cutting the lead to 59-58 with 31 seconds to play...
Instead of fouling, the Tigers maintained their swarming full-court defense in the hopes of coming up with another steal. Attempting to find an open man in the backcourt, junior guard Jim Goffredo had his pass deflected and stolen by Conway with 20 seconds left. Determined not to let Princeton’s leader beat them, several Crimson defenders hounded Greenman, only to have him find an open Savage for the winner with two tenths showing on the clock...